Length 33:09 Best Wishes
(1989) Alpha Omega
(1992) Release date 26 April 1989 | Producer Chris Williamson Artist Cro-Mags Label Profile Records | |
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Released April 26, 1989 (1989-04-26) Recorded 1988-89 at Normandy Sound,
Warren, Rhode Island, USA Genres Hardcore punk, Thrash metal, Crossover thrash Similar The Age of Quarrel, Alpha Omega, Near Death Experience, Before the Quarrel, Revenge | ||
Cro mags best wishes full album
Best Wishes is the second album by New York hardcore band, Cro-Mags. It was released on April 26, 1989 on Profile Records and was subsequently re-released on Another Planet – along with their debut album, The Age Of Quarrel, on the same disc.
Contents
The album's cover reflected the band's interest in the Hare Krishna religion which started with previous singer John Joseph and then carried on through Harley Flanagan who also became a devotee. The Krishna faith was ultimately the demise of the band, as the contradiction of a faith of pacifism against the violence of the band's music was often even too much for the band members to handle. However, before this, in 1992, their next album, Alpha Omega, saw the return of John Joseph to the Cro-Mags fold, and an even further gravitation towards a metal sound.
Cro mags death camps
Overview
After the short, sharp bursts of song encountered on their previous album, 1986's The Age Of Quarrel, this album saw a complete change of style as Cro-Mags entered the crossover thrash and thrash metal arena, complete with guitar solos. The songs also became longer – averaging around four minutes, whereas over half of Quarrel's songs came in under the two-minute mark. There were two line-up changes from the previous album – most notably, John Joseph's departure paved the way for Harley Flanagan to take up both bass and vocal duties. Flanagan's was a very different vocal style and it further juxtaposed the band's image from straightout hardcore punk to a more metal sound. Another change was Pete Hines coming in on drums.
Personnel
Songs
1Death Camps5:22
2Days of Confusion2:19
3The Only One4:55